Past Award Recipients

Clerc Cultural Award in Advocacy

2023- Dr. Nancy Hlibok Amann, ’93 & G-’96 (CA) & Frieda Morrison (MI)

2024 – Dr. Michael Schwartz (NY)

2025 – Mary Jane “MJ” Grant (ME)

 

Clerc Cultural Award in Art

2023 – Christine Sun Kim (CA)

2024 – Yiqiao Wang, ’90 (VA)

2025 – Patty Liang (WA)

2026 – David “DJ” Kurs, ’98 (CA)

 

Clerc Cultural Award in Innovation

2026 – AnnMarie Killian (GA), Warren “Wawa” Snipe, ’94 (VA), Chris Wilson (FL) & Andrew White (FL)

 

GUAA Above and Beyond Award in Honor of Pauline “Polly” Peikoff, E-’36

1992 – Sarah Stiffler Val, ’67 (MD)

1993 – Betty Rose Moers, ’55 (CO) & Jerome Moers, ’55 (CO) 

1994 – Royal S. Teets, ’58 (OR)

1995 – Ralph H. White, ’46 (TX)

1996 – Georgia Ward Morikawa, E-’52 (HI)

1997 – Richard Huebner (OH)

1998 – Helena P. Schmitt, ’71 (MD)

1999 – Lillian Hagn Skinner, ’39 (CA)

2000 – Douglas D. Bahl, ’74 (MN)

2001 – Julian S. Singleton, AAS-’58 (CA)

2002 – Rita Lloyd Slater, ’52 (FL)

2003 – Agnes Dunn Sutcliffe, ’59 (MD)

2004 – Frances Manzella Marzolf, ’69 (VA) & Michael B. Marzolf, ’69 (VA)

2005 – Timothy Owens, ’78 (KY)

2006 – Audree Bennett Norton, ’52 (CA) &  Kenneth W. Norton, ’52 (CA) 

2007 – Rev. Jay L. Croft (AL) & Alexander Fleischmann, H-’96 (PA)

2008 – Norman Finkelstein (FL)

2009 – Ronald M. Hirano, AAS- ’57 (CA)

2010 – Melanie Skripnek Paul, ’74 (VA)

2011 – Franna Corley Camenish, ’70 (TX)

2012 – Susan Virnig Pedersen, ’64 (CT)

2013 – Elizabeth Ann Prinz (CA)

2014 – Dorothy Brenner, ’59 (MD) & Stephen Brenner (MD)

2015 – Tina Jo Breindel, ’81 (CA)

2016 – Juliette “Jo” Bienvenu, ’75 (TX)

2017 – Celia May Laramie Baldwin, ’70 (CA)

2018 – June Rothenberg McMahon, ’74 (FL)

2019 – Sharon Davinger Wilson, ’76 (CA)

2020 – Barbara Jean Cassin, ’79 (CT)

2022 – Dr. Barbara White, ’76 (DE)

2023 – Marcia Zisman, ’80 (MD)

2024 – Lisa McNiven, ’89 (NM)

2025 – Dorian Fletcher, ’00 (DC)

2026 – Linda Hatrak Cundy, ’74 (Alberta, CAN)

 

GUAA Advocacy for Social Justice Award in Honor of Gertrude Scott Galloway, ’51, PhD ’93, & H-’02

2020 – Dr. Laurene E. Simms (DC)

2022 – Dr. Poorna Kushnalnagar, ’93 (VA)

2023 – Dr. Carolyn McCaskill, ’77, G-’79 & PhD ’05 (MD)

2024 – Dr. Christian Vogler (MD)

2025 – Diego Ozuna Clark (MN)

2026 – Bonita Ewan, ’93 (CA), Rosángela Jaech, ’96 (CA) & Elizabeth Kunze (CA)

 

GUAA Outstanding Young Alumnus Award

1976 – Arthur A. Roehrig, ’68 (DC)

1977 – Linda Bove, ’68 (CA)

1978 – Gabriel A. Adepoju, ’69 (Nigeria)

1979 – Michael R. Finneran, ’72 (MD)

1980 – Wiliam M. Ortiga, ’71 (DC)

1981 – Timothy F. Medina, ’72 (MD)

1982 – Joseph P. McLaughlin, ’75 (Canada)

1983 – Cindy Decker, ’79 (IN)

1984 – No award

1985 – Patty Hughes, ’80 (WA)

1986 – John Yeh, ’71 (MD)

1987 – Ann Silver, ’72 (NY)

1988 – Tjoan H. Tan, ’74 (MA)

1989 – Mary Lou Novitsky, ’79 (MD)

1990 – Stephen C. Hlibok, ’85 (MD)

1991 – Gary L. Malkowski, ’82 (Canada)

1992 – Joe W. Dannis, ’78 (CA)

1993 – Thomas K. Holcomb, ’80 (CA)

1994 – Carin Storch-Freedel, G-’84 (WA)

1995 – James E. Tucker, ’81 (MD)

1996 – Lindsay Dunn, ’86 (MD)

1997 – Andrew J. Lange, ’83 (GA)

1998 – Clifford W. Moers, ’86 (CO)

1999 – Jamie H. Clark, ’87 (MD)

2000 – Deborah E. White, ’90 (DC)

2001 – Steven Hardy-Braz, G-’91 (NC)

2002 – Wilma Newhoudt-Druchen, ’92 & G-’05 (South Africa)

2003 – Joshua Finkle, ’92 (NY)

2004 – Franklin C. Torres, ’00 & G-’02 (DC)

2005 – Steven A. Florio, ’92 (RI)

2006 – Kelby N. Brick, ’94 (MD)

2007 – Terry G. Giansanti, ’98 (Italy)

2008 – Trudy Suggs, ’95 (MN)

2009 – Darian J. Burwell, ’97 & G-’04 (MD)

2010 – Lynn Ray Boren, ’96 (MD)

2011 – Melissa S. Draganac-Hawk, ’98 & G-’01 (PA)

2012 – Kimberly L. Mokris, ’96 (IL)

2013 – Tanya “Tawny” Holmes, ’05 & G-’10 (MD)

2014 – Benro T. Ogunyipe, ’02 (IL)

2015 – Andrew S. Phillips, ’06 (MD)

2016 – Melissa A. Malzkuhn, ’04 & G-’08 (MD)

2017 – Storm S. Smith, ’10 (NY)

2018 – Alexander Naro Abenchuchan, ’10 (TX)

2019 – Tabitha Lea Jacques, ’06 (NY)

2020 – Najma Johnson, ’12 & G-’14 (DC)

2022 – Victorica Monroe, ’15 & G-’20 (MS)

2023 – Jacob Leffler, ’10 & G-’15 (MD)

2024 – Jeremy Smith, ’16 (VA)

2025 – Zachary Ennis, ’13 (NY)

2026 – Octavio Cuenca Maldonado, ’22 (NJ)

 

We have archived our previous annual LCCF awards:

Laurent Clerc Award
For outstanding social contributions by a deaf person.

Alice Cogswell Award
To a person for valuable service on behalf of deaf citizens.

Edward Miner Gallaudet Award
To an international or national deaf or hearing leader working to promote the well-being of deaf people worldwide.

Amos Kendall Award
To a deaf person for notable excellence in a professional field not related to deafness.